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Top health news

Opioid Deaths Might Be Underestimated (Google)

A look inside the measles outbreak in Minnesota (MPR)

Gillette children's hospital celebrates 120 years of 'can' (MPR)

Minnesota Appeals Court rules Minn. group home not immune from damages in burning incident (StarTribune)

MDH: Number Of Cases In Measles Outbreak Climbs To 21 (WCCO)

Diseases and conditions

Intestinal diseases increasing in Canadian children (WCTribune)

Lauren Adbill: Netflix’s '13 Reasons Why' could have a 'deeply negative effect' on young viewers (MinnPost)

'Superbug' fungus new menace in US hospitals, mostly NY, NJ (StarTribune)

Environment

In America's Poorest Communities, a Greater Risk of Child Abuse Deaths (MedlinePlus)

Nearly 200 million chickens, turkeys and cows are making a mess of the Shenandoah River (WashingtonPost)

Environmentalists sue government for Lake Erie's toxic algae (StarTribune)

Medical and health care

You Thought It Was An Urgent Care Center, Until You Got the Bill (NBC)

FDA: Avoid fake 'miracle' cancer treatments sold on internet (StarTribune)

Personal health and fitness

Need an afternoon energy boost? Stair walking may be more helpful than caffeine, say researchers (MinnPost)

Eat, sleep, repeat: How kids' daily routines can help prevent obesity (MPR)

Exercise Benefits Aging Hearts, Even Those of the Obese (MedlinePlus)

Science and research

Travelers Bring Malaria Back to U.S., With High Costs (MedlinePlus)

Kids Face Their Own Death Risks When a Sibling Dies (MedlinePlus)

Low-sodium diet might not lower blood pressure (ScienceDaily)

Air pollution: 'Heart disease link found' (BBC)

Does saturated fats clog your arteries? Controversial paper says 'no' (CNN)

Best way to slow aging? Exercise. But not just any kind. (DuluthNewsTribune)

What Should You Do in Case of Nuclear Attack? ‘Don’t Run. Get Inside’ (NBC)

Hope for preemies as artificial womb helps tiny lambs grow (StarTribune)

Younger hot flashes may signal heart risk later (WCTribune)

Obesity amplifies genetic risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (ScienceDaily)

Afghanistan and Iraq veterans' opioid use similar to that of civilians (ScienceDaily)

Cold weather linked to mortality risks in Texas, research shows (ScienceDaily)

Teenagers can become disruptive if teachers use psychological pressure (ScienceDaily)

Vitamin a and a high-fat diet increasing risk for obesity, diabetes (ScienceDaily)

Childhood obesity quadruples risk of developing type 2 diabetes (ScienceDaily)

'Diet' products can make you fat, study shows (ScienceDaily)

Health policy

DOJ Asks Court for More Time to Consider Religious Exemption to Obamacare Contraception Coverage (NBC)

Hardball health care option may cost Trump and taxpayers (StarTribune)

World health news

Worldwide statistics on breast cancer: Diagnosis and risk factors (MedicalNewsToday)

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